Green, J. (2013). The fault in our stars. London: Penguin books.
The
Fault In Our Stars is love story full of humor, sadness,
friendship, and hope. The book is written in first person view of
one of the main characters Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel has Stage IV cancer and
is only being kept alive by a medicine that keeps her tumor from growing. She attends a church support group where she
meets a friend Issac and a boy who becomes the love of her life and changes her
life for ever Augustus Waters. He also has cancer but is in remission. The
friendship starts with Hazel sharing her favorite book by author Peter Van
Houten An Imperial Affliction. Hazel
is reluctant to have feelings for Augustus because of her cancer. Through the
course of this book the relationship between Hazel and Augustus turn into an
epic love story.
Honestly this book was beautifully
written and the themes throughout the book make all the characters three dimensional.
Somehow while reading the book it’s not just about two kids dying of terminal
cancer but that they begin to live despite of dying. There are several heavy themes
throughout the story such as the meaning of life and death, friendship, and
love. The characters have different opinions
of life and death, and what happens after death, and the meaning of life. It is
weave throughout the book in delicate matter but makes the reader pause and emotionally
react to those intense scenes in the book.
Friendship is another
theme throughout the book and Green also show a platonic friendship between
Hazel and Issacs. Through friendship empathy is shown. Maybe its because the
main characters have cancer and have developed a great deal of empathy towards
everyone because they are dying. The last
theme throughout the whole book is love. Romantic, friendship, and familial
love themes runs deep throughout the book. Augustus who falls head over heals in
the love with Hazel and wants to proclaim it and shower her in it. But Hazel fears
love doesn’t want to hurt him because she is dying. The love shown between both
Hazel and Augustus family is true, enduring, and faithful love.
This is truly wonderful
writing by Green. I didn’t even feel like I was reading a YA book. This realistic
fiction books pulls at the heart strings but leaves you hopeful for Hazel Grace
Lancaster because of love and friendship that she had with Augustus. The Fault
In Our Stars has received many awards, highly acclaimed, New York Times #1 bestseller,
and was made into a full-length motion picture in 2014.
“As he read, I fell in love the
way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
Hazel (p.125)
Below is the trailer to
the motion picture The Fault In Our Stars
The author John Green
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